At tHe meeting of the Council held on Wednesday, April "7, the Chairman expressed on bebait of the whole Council gratitude to the members of the Housing Committee and Special Baucation" Committee ble work. The Chalr~ thanked all members of the outgoing Council for the manner in which they had supported him, He stated that it had been a éimeult year and that Councillors had been called upon to dea great deal more than 1s generally the case. He had no hesitation in saying that during this seven years experience fon the Council there had" been no year in which more had been obleyed or in. which individual members had had to undertake such arduous duties, The appointment of number of special committees out fof the body of the Council itself had, hho considered, thrown a tremendous burden on individual members which they hod accepted in the most unsélish manner. fe, particulars desired to thank Chinese members of Council for support during the past three in'which he had been. Chair He especially mentioned the assistance given by the Chinese members of Council in making it possible for Rickshaw Board to achieve the purpose for which it had been formed. The Vice-Chairman, atr. C, $, Franikdin, proposed a vote of thanks, which was carried unanimously, "to the Chairman and to Brig.-Gen. Macnaghten for their very valuable services to the com-Munity during a long period of service on the Council.
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